Eutelsat 8 West B

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Eutelsat 8 West B
Start date August 20, 2015 at 8:34 PM
Launcher Ariane 5 ECA
Launch site Center Spatial Guyanais ELA-3
COSPAR-ID : 2015-039B
Takeoff mass 5782 kg
Dimensions 5.5 × 2.0 × 2.2 m
Span in orbit 37 m
Manufacturer Thales Alenia Space
Satellite bus Spacebus-4000C4
lifespan 17 years
Stabilization three-axis stabilized
operator Nilesat
Playback information
Transponder 58 Ku-band and 12 C-band transponders
Bandwidth 36 MHz
Others
Electrical power 15 kW (at the end of the service life)
position
First position 8 ° west
drive S400 apogee motor operated with monomethylhydrazine (MMH) and NTO with 425 N.
List of geostationary satellites

Eutelsat 8 West B is a television satellite of the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization ( Eutelsat ) based in Paris.

It was placed in geostationary orbit on August 20, 2015 at 20:34 UTC with an Ariane 5 ECA launcher from the Center Spatial Guyanais rocket launch site (together with Intelsat 34 ) .

The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with 58 Ku-band (40 active) and 12 C-band transponders (10 active) and is intended to provide television and telecommunications services to the Middle East, Africa and South America from 8 ° West. The satellite is to be used by the European communications satellite operator Eutelsat together with Nilesat from Egypt, in particular for the distribution of high-definition television programs (also in 4K Ultra HD ) in North Africa and the Middle East. It was built on the basis of the Thales Alenia Space Spacebus-4000C4 satellite bus and has an expected service life of 17 years.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Arianespace: Launchkit VA225 , accessed August 30, 2015
  2. ↑ a b c raumfahrer.net: Ariane 5 start with Eutelsat 8 West B and Intelsat 34 , Axel Nantes, August 26, 2015, 10:55 am, accessed on August 30, 2015
  3. ↑ Eutelsat: 7/8 ° West